Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris advanced Tuesday from a crowded field to a runoff in the special election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia, NBC News projects.
Fuller, a district attorney who was one of 17 Republicans on the ballot, benefited from President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the solidly GOP district in the northwest corner of the state. Harris, a retired Army brigadier general and cattle rancher, lost to Greene in the 2024 general election in the 14th District.
With 52% of the expected vote in, Harris was at 41% while Fuller was at 33%. But Fuller enters the April 7 runoff as the favorite in a district Trump carried by 37 percentage points in the 2024 presidential race.
Fuller touted the president’s endorsement on the airwaves and spoke at a recent event with Trump in the district and And he received a boost from Conservatives for American Excellence, a group funded by GOP megadonor Paul Singer, and Club for Growth Action.
